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2. Gold plating - Wikipedia

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   Gold plated - gold layer thickness greater than or equal to 0.5 micron; Heavy gold plated / Vermeil - gold layer thickness greater than or equal to 2.5 micron; Gold plated silver jewellery can still tarnish as the silver atoms diffuse into the gold layer, causing slow gradual fading of its color and eventually causing tarnishing of the surface ...

3. Colored gold - Wikipedia

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   18K red gold: 75% gold, 25% copper; 18K rose gold: 75% gold, 22.25% copper, 2.75% silver; 18K pink gold: 75% gold, 20% copper, 5% silver; 12K red gold: 50% gold and 50% copper; Up to 15% zinc can be added to copper-rich alloys to change their color to reddish yellow or dark yellow. [3] 14K red gold, often found in the Middle East, contains 41. ...

4. Glamorous gold jewelry staples you can wear on repeat — all ...

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   This pack of 12 rings plated in 18k gold has something for everyone, from signets to chunky twists. ... The gold color isn't too yellow and it's overall a great piece to add to your collection ...

5. Jewellery cleaning - Wikipedia

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   Jewelry with gemstones such as diamonds or sapphires can be cleaned at home as well using mild soap and warm water. However, gemstones such as opals and pearls should be done professionally. Another issue is the age of jewelry, as certain materials or build strategies of older jewelry (such as from the Georgian era ) may have restrictions, such ...

6. Plating - Wikipedia

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   Plating is a finishing process in which a metal is deposited on a surface. Plating has been done for hundreds of years; it is also critical for modern technology. Plating is used to decorate objects, for corrosion inhibition, to improve solderability, to harden, to improve wearability, to reduce friction, to improve paint adhesion, to alter conductivity, to improve IR reflectivity, for ...

7. Gilding - Wikipedia

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   Gilding gives an object a gold appearance at a fraction of the cost of creating a solid gold object. In addition, a solid gold piece would often be too soft or too heavy for practical use. A gilt surface also does not tarnish as silver does. Modern gilding is applied to numerous and diverse surfaces and by various processes.

8. Gold-filled jewelry - Wikipedia

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   The Federal Trade Commission allows the use of the terms "rolled gold plate," "R.G.P" or "gold overlay" on items with lower thicknesses of gold than are required for "gold-filled." [ 3 ] An example would be an item stamped as " 1 ⁄ 40 10kt RGP" meaning that the object is plated with 10kt gold at a thickness that makes weight of the plated ...

9. Fineness - Wikipedia

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   For example, knowing that standard 18-carat yellow gold consists of 75% gold, 12.5% silver and the remaining 12.5% of copper (all by mass), the volume of pure gold in this alloy will be 60% since gold is much denser than the other metals used: 19.32 g/cm 3 for gold, 10.49 g/cm 3 for silver and 8.96 g/cm 3 for copper.